After measles outbreak, interest in vaccines increases

Skin of a patient after 3 days of measles infection. Photo by CDC/ Heinz F. Eichenwald, MD.

It’s not over yet. The measles outbreak, which started in December, 2014, at a Disneyland theme park in Orange County, is still ongoing in the United States, and has now reached Mexico and Canada, where more than 100 people have been reported to have the disease. By March 6, 17 US states and the District…

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Measles outbreak reaches East Bay

Measles outbreak reaches East Bay

In late December, someone contracted measles. Then, he or she went to Disneyland. Now, thanks to the transfer of the measles virus at either Disneyland or its neighbor, Disney California Adventure Park in Anaheim, California, an outbreak is spreading across the state. By January 26, 73 cases of measles had been confirmed among California residents, according…

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